Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist, conservationist and Kenyan political leader, died January 2 at his home near Nairobi. His expeditions discovered hundreds of hominin fossils, leading Fred Spoor, a ...

Richard Leakey, a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter has died aged 77. His groundbreaking work contributed to the recognition of Africa as the birthplace of humankind. He also ...

Richard Leakey has returned to the Masai Mara, and one of the first social calls he makes is to the local Maasai elders. He says it is traditional in African society that if a known elder – the ...

When it came to finding humanity’s ancestors, Mary Leakey had no parallel. Born on this day in 1913, Leakey did so much to advance the study of ancient humans that she has been called “the woman who ...

On the night of January 2nd, I got a text from Paula Kahumbu, the Kenyan conservationist. “Dear friends, sad news,” she wrote. “Richard Leakey just passed away at his home in Kona Baridi.” Leakey, the ...

World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's ...

Richard Leakey has returned to Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve, and one of the first social calls he makes is to the local Maasai elders. He says it is traditional in African society that if a known ...

Famed Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey has died at age 77. His discoveries helped prove Africa was the cradle of civilization. Richard Leakey has died. The famed anthropologist ...

Richard Leakey, who has died days after celebrating his 77th birthday, was a pugnacious man whose achievements were as remarkable as they were diverse. Born on 19 December 1944 in Kenya's capital ...

Louis Leakey was not the first person to ever find an ancient hominid fossil. But more than anyone else, he promoted and popularized the study of human evolution. His work spurred others to go to ...

LEAKEY, Texas – A surge in COVID-19 cases in the community is forcing Leakey ISD to temporarily close its doors, according to district officials. Citing an “ongoing community struggle” with the virus, ...

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